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Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell gave a stern ultimatum to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. next a record highlighted how considered one of Kennedy’s mates had wished to rescind approbation for a polio vaccine.
McConnell, a polio survivor, stated in a remark that “efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed – they’re dangerous.”
“Anyone seeking the Senate’s consent to serve in the incoming Administration would do well to steer clear of even the appearance of association with such efforts,” he added, with out naming Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic who’s President-elect Trump’s option to supremacy the Section of Condition and Human Products and services.
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Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., takes a query from a reporter all the way through a information convention following the weekly Senate Republican coverage luncheon on the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)
McConnell’s remark follows a New York Times report on Friday that highlighted how Kennedy’s private legal professional, Aaron Siri, had represented shoppers in instances that wished to rescind approbation for a model of the polio vaccine and others.
“Like millions of families before them, my parents knew the pain and fear of watching their child struggle with the life-altering diagnosis of polio. From the age of two, normal life without paralysis was only possible for me because of the miraculous combination of modern medicine and a mother’s love. But for millions who came after me, the real miracle was the saving power of the polio vaccine,” McConnell stated.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to newshounds on the Nassau County Splendid Courtroom in Mineola, N.Y. on Aug. 21, 2024. (Picture/Stefan Jeremiah)
“For decades, I have been proud to work with devoted advocates – from Rotary International to the Gates Foundation – and use my platform in public life to champion the pursuit of cures for further generations. I have never flinched from confronting specious disinformation that threatens the advance of lifesaving medical progress, and I will not today.
The GOP leader was joined by his Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who demanded that RFK Jr. build his place at the polio vaccine sunny.
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Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
“This might certainly build The usa in poor health once more,” Schumer said, sharing the Times report on X. “It’s outrageous and perilous for public within the Trump Transition to attempt and eliminate the polio vaccine that has nearly eliminated polio in The usa and stored thousands and thousands of lives. RFK Jr. should atmosphere his place in this.”
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Reached for remark, a Trump transition staff spokesperson stated, “Mr. Kennedy believes the Polio Vaccine must be to be had to the population and punctiliously and correctly studied.”